Joined on 01/24/11
Looks great, works as advertised
Pros: - clean, elegant design - works as advertised
Cons: Please stop using USPS Newegg! They are so terrible.
Overall Review: The separation between SATA power connectors is short - they only reach to consecutive drive bays. This is good for keeping loose cables to a minimum but bad if you don't have your drives all stacked one right on top of the other. Something to be aware of, but definitely not a reason for knocking off any Eggs.
No screwdriver option! Wish they came in more thread sizes
Pros: Look nice.
Cons: Slow shipping (Thanksgiving weekend). Pretty spendy for essentially a bunch of screws, but I knew that and wanted them anyway, so no eggs docked. NO OPTION TO USE SCREWDRIVER! I knew this too, but still docked an egg because it seems like such an easy/cheap thing to add flexibility in tight areas - a missed opportunity.
Overall Review: I have a steel/plastic case, and they ONLY screw into the steel parts, not the plastic ones (because of the small thread size). That said, I would buy them again in a larger thread size if they became available for the same price.
Solid machine
Pros: - nothing broken (so far), runs very quietly - i actually like the usb/mic/headphone/esata ports on the top front of the case - convenient charging for mp3 player and cell phone - case looks snazzy with the blue lights, but they should come with a I/O toggle or at least a timer
Cons: - keyboard is average (aka loud and flimsy) and the mouse is worse - i have a wireless multifunction mouse that i use instead - no Blu-ray drive to take advantage of 1080p output
Overall Review: Seems like a decent way to blow $900. Wishlist of things this machine DOESN'T have: - more RAM - Blu-ray combo drive - NVIDIA GTX graphics/SLI adapter
Solid performer
Pros: - installs easily on Win 7 Home Premium - Apple TimeCapsule router is 40 feet away on the other side of the house one floor up and it still gets 18Mbps down, 3Mbps upload speeds.
Cons: - nothing sticky to mount with - occasional lapse in signal (3-5 seconds lag). lose 1 egg. never had this problem with my laptop, same location in the house, same router. - only comes in white; seriously, black would've made more sense (but i knew that when i bought it). won't take away an egg, but diversify your color scheme next time pretty please?
Overall Review: i haven't tested ping or fps with it yet, so no assurances for mmorpg players, but for standard inet surfing it works just fine (at a distance through concrete and a bunch of other building materials).
Gorgeous picture. buy it.
Pros: - brilliant, sharp picture - no dead pixels! - easy setup; well protected for shipping - DVI, HDMI, VGA inputs; nice flexibility - with rebates $150 isn't bad for a 1080p monitor
Cons: - color washes out with wide-angle viewing and screen darkens at top-down high-angle viewing - no swivel on mount - if wishes were horses I'd have a built-in TV tuner...
Overall Review: I would buy 3 more of these if I could justify the purchase. Highly recommend.